Eight-hour day
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title:
Eight-hour day
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The eight-hour day was a social movement to regulate the length of a working day, preventing excesses and abuses of working time. The modern movement originated in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where industrial production in large factories transformed working life. At that time, the working day could range from 10 to 16 hours, the work week was typically six days, and child labour was common. In 1593, Spain became the first country to introduce the eight-hour work day by law for factory
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Social movement to regulate the length of the working day
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day
date created:
2005-06-23T14:02:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:20:55Z
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